*updated on 9/12/14 with recommended change to the presbytery standing rules for consideration*

August 30, 2014

Dear Fathers and Brothers:

The Ninety-Sixth Stated Meeting of the Presbytery of Southwest Florida will take place on Saturday, September 13, 2014 at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Riverview, FL (12404 Boyette Road, Riverview, FL 33569; 813-741-1776).

Registration begins at 8:00 a.m., and the meeting at 8:30 a.m. with a Worship Service. TE John Larson, called to be the Associate Pastor at Holy Trinity Presbyterian Church in Tampa, FL will preach the sermon for the Worship Service.

Following the Worship Service, there will be a discussion, led by TE Drew Bennett, Chairman of our MNA Committee, regarding the potential Presbytery multiplication.

Lunch will be at noon, which will be provided by Redeemer PCA. The purpose of eating lunch together on site at the church is to promote fellowship among fellow presbyters.

The docket for the meeting and the various committee reports are below.

Finally, please pray that the Lord will bless the work of our Presbytery.

The Ninety-Fifth Stated Meeting of the Presbytery of Southwest Florida will take place on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at Holy Trinity Presbyterian Church in Tampa, FL (350 S. Hyde Park Avenue, Tampa, FL 33606; 813-259-3500).

Registration begins at 8:00 a.m., and the meeting at 8:30 a.m. with a Worship Service. Mr. Jeremy Kemp, a candidate for licensure from Christ Community Church in Lakeland, FL will preach the sermon for the Worship Service. There will be a Season of Prayer following the Worship Service.

Lunch will be at noon, which will be provided by Holy Trinity PCA. The purpose of eating lunch together on site at the church is to promote fellowship among fellow presbyters.

The docket for the meeting is attached, along with various attachments. Copies of all materials are being sent to churches, Teaching Elders, Ruling Elders, and others for whom the Stated Clerk has email addresses. Please bring your own copy of the docket and all attachments to the Presbytery Meeting, as the Stated Clerk no longer provides them at the meeting.

Finally, please pray that the Lord will bless the work of our Presbytery.

In 2013, the General Assembly adopted the Sample Form For Terms of Call to be added as Appendix J to the Book of Church Order. Additionally, the Southwest Florida Presbytery now requires all new pastoral calls to be submitted using this terms of call letter. As such, the Shepherding Committee here provides the Sample Form for Terms of Call as a Word document that can be easily edited.